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Geneva
Organized under the auspices of the Global Coalition for Social Justice and in the context of the recent publication of an edited volume on The Roles of International Law in Development, this academic conference aims to bring together the perspectives of academics and practitioners on the multifaceted roles that labour rights as human rights play in promoting sustainable development, policy coherence and social justice.
Opening remarks
Manuela Tomei
Assistant Director General, Governance, Rights and Dialogue Cluster, International Labour Organization (ILO)
Nada Al-Nashif
Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Siobhán McInerney-Lankford
Co-Editor and Head of Unit, Equality, Roma and Social Rights, European Union Fundamental Rights Agency
Panelists
Jordi Agustí Panareda
Ethics Officer, International Labour Organization (ILO)
Katerina Tsotroudi
Global Programming and Collaboration Coordinator, International Labour Organization (ILO)
Anganile Willie Mwenifumbo
Human Rights Officer, United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Harumi Fuentes Furuya
Human Rights Officer, United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Thomas Mc Inerney
Executive Director and Senior Lecturer, Rule of Law for Development Program, Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Marie-Joseph Ayissi
Secretary, UN Working Group of Experts on people of African Descent, United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Moderator
Robert McCorquodale
Book Co- Editor, Chairperson of the UN Working Group on Business and Human Rights
Dialog
Dialog